Unkempt, no make-up, outrageous? Or just embarrassing? No problem. So that you don’t feel sorry for messages and pictures later, you can have them automatically disappear from chats more and more often.

After WhatsApp, Facebook has now announced disappearing messages for Instagram and Facebook Messenger. If the so-called Vanish Mode is activated, all posted messages and content resolve automatically as soon as you leave the respective chat.

Vanish Mode only works on both sides

According to the information, Vanish Mode only works with your own contacts and only if both sides have switched it on. If the chat partner takes a screenshot in the mode, you should receive a notification.

While the new feature is already available in the USA, most users of Instagram and Facebook Messenger in this country still have to be patient. The company expressly advises that Vanish fashion should be rolled out slowly. So when the feature can be used in this country remains to be seen.

However, there is a clear time horizon for all WhatsApp users: You should be able to use the automatically expiring messages in November. This is accompanied by new profile pictures that show whether the function is activated.

Various other messengers were also faster than Facebook with its messenger and chat offers: With Signal, Ginlo, Wire or Telegram, it has been possible for a while now to set how long a sent message should be available in a conversation before it disappears .